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Texas Supreme Court Rejects Call to Clarify Exception to Abortion Ban
Plaintiffs who suffered severe physical and emotional harm after being denied abortions claimed the medical exceptions to the ban are unclear and unconstitutional.
Fourth Amendment Lags Behind State Search and Seizure Provisions
State courts have long provided more search and seizure protections than the U.S. Supreme Court — and they sometimes influence federal law.
Center For Reproductive Rights Litigation Director Discusses the High Stakes of Abortion Litigation
State Court Report spoke with counsel for the plaintiffs challenging Texas’s strict abortion ban — which the state supreme court just ruled was constitutional.
State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in June
Issues on the dockets include early voting, rules for poll watchers, discretionary sentencing, and a climate change trial brought by young plaintiffs.
Legislative Efforts to Abolish Qualified Immunity Yield Mixed Results
Colorado and New Mexico have enacted laws to hold police and other officials accountable for state constitutional violations, while other states have broadened immunities.
State Constitutional Conventions, Explained
The last state to hold a conventional convention was in Rhode Island in 1986.
New Findings Highlight Lack of Diversity on State Supreme Courts
More data and further scholarship is needed to devise policies for promoting a state bench that adequately represents the varied background of the public.
The Search and Seizure Law of State Constitutions
Massachusetts is on the front lines of a movement toward independent state constitutional rights.
When May a State Restrict Religious Gatherings?
A challenge to Covid-19–era limits on church services reaches the Delaware Supreme Court.
States May Close the ‘Open Fields’ Exception to the Fourth Amendment
An appellate court in Tennessee became the latest to reject a significant exception to the federal protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
